NHL game summary from December 21, 1972
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Flames (15-16-5) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 New York Rangers (21-11-3) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | ATL, | Keith McCreary 9 (Curt Bennett), 3:52 |
| NYR, | Glen Sather 3 (Pete Stemkowski), 4:49 | |
| ATL, | Curt Bennett 7 (Randy Manery, Pat Quinn), 8:08 | |
| ATL, | John Stewart 6 (Larry Romanchych, Randy Manery), 15:10 | |
| 2: | ATL, | Ernie Hicke 8 (Leon Rochefort, Noel Price), 9:24 |
| NYR, | Dale Rolfe 4 (Bruce MacGregor, Ron Harris), 10:04 | |
| ATL, | John Stewart 7 (Larry Romanchych, Bob Leiter), 13:31 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Noel Price, ATL [Slashing] 10:32 |
| Rod Gilbert, NYR [Slashing] 10:32 | |
| Rod Seiling, NYR [Tripping] 11:24 | |
| Bob Paradise, ATL [Elbowing] 16:56 | |
| 2: | Dale Rolfe, NYR [Elbowing] 2:29 |
| 3: | Glen Sather, NYR [Charging] 2:20 |
| Bill Plager, ATL [Holding] 5:39 |
Penalty time: ATL: 6 minutes
NYR: 8 minutes
| ATL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Myre | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Plager | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Quinn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Noel Price | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Bennett | 5 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Paradise | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Manery | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lew Morrison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith McCreary | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Leon Rochefort | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ernie Hicke | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Leiter | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Stewart | 17 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rey Comeau | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy MacMillan | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Romanchych | 21 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Noel Picard | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Seiling | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jerry Butler | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bill Heindl | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ab Demarco | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Larry Sacharuk | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Villemure | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: ATL: 15- 7- 8-30
NYR: 14-11-13-38
Goalies: ATL: Phil Myre (W, 11-9-3)
NYR: Gilles Villemure (L, 10-5-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
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